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Originally Posted by kai
IMHO this blade is not a Moro punal/gunong - the tip is much more upswept than I have seen in any Moro punal; also the crossguard doesn't look like Moro work and the scabbard bands are not typical either. While there may be some influence/inspiration from the neighbors' weaponry, I'm inclined to believe that this is genuine Visayan craftmanship all over.
Regards,
Kai
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kai, there's as much variation of gunong blades as there are of krises, and no, this particular blade style is not visayan.